President Barack Obama met Thursday with national security team members "to review the threat picture" five days prior to the anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, the White House said.

"At this time, we have no credible information that terrorist organizations, including al Qaeda, are plotting attacks in the U.S. to coincide with the anniversary of bin Laden's death," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters. "However, we assess that AQ's affiliates and allies remain intent on conducting attacks in the homeland, possibly to avenge the death of bin Laden, but not necessarily tied to the anniversary. The president thanked his team and directed them to continue taking all necessary measures to protect the American people."

Carney's remarks came the day after federal authorities issued an intelligence bulletin saying there is "no credible information" that terrorist groups will try to mount attacks to coincide with the anniversary of the U.S. raid that killed bin Laden on May 2, 2011, in Pakistan.
But the advisory says extremists have not lost their desire to hit the United States and may renew efforts to target planes.

The bulletin, issued by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Northern Command, says individuals have posted messages on "violent extremist Web forums" vowing attacks on the United States around the anniversary, but adds that "such threats are almost certainly aspirational."

According to the document, there is no evidence al Qaeda itself has chosen to attack on the anniversary. But the bulletin says the group would view an attack on the United States at that time as "a symbolic victory that would help reassert the group's global relevance following the major leadership losses and operational setbacks it has suffered over the past year."

U.S. officials are particularly concerned about al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, also known as AQAP, which the bulletin refers to as "an enduring threat to the West." The bulletin says the group may wish to "advance plots along multiple fronts, including renewed efforts to target Western aviation."

In addition, U.S. officials warn that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula "advocates recruitment of Western operatives, and disseminates propaganda intended to prepare its adherents to act individually in their home countries, including the United States."

Law enforcement previously has issued similar advisories, including shortly after bin Laden was killed. Another was issued after Anwar al-Awlaki was killed by a drone strike in Yemen in late September. Officials said al-Awlaki was a key figure in al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and helped direct the plot by Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab to use a bomb hidden in his underwear to take down an airliner over the Untied States on Christmas Day 2009. The group allegedly tried another aviation plot in late 2010 with explosives hidden in printers placed on cargo planes.

A law enforcement official said such bulletins are distributed "all the time for situational awareness for our law enforcement partners." Federal officials use the advisories to encourage law enforcement partners to be on the lookout for any suspicious activity which could indicate a plot is in the works.

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After reading some of these posts you kind of regret the whole 'freedom of speech' thing and wish the government actually could track people down through their on-line postings. If you dislike President Obama so much, why don't you pack up and go elsewhere, we sure as hell don't want you.

I started reading these comments in hope to see some insightful debate about the actual artical. instead i was barraded with conspiracy theories and dumbasses bitching about things irrelavant to the topic. thanks for wasting my time with your childish messages about aliens and other bullshit

It WAS the biggest con! Bin Laden is still alive and I know that you have proof! Also, Obama is a Muslim and was not born in America! Iraq had WMD and Bush really DID win Florida! Don't believe the liberal press! They hate freedom!!!

Anyone with a lick of occult knowledge knows this systematic assassination of these so-called terrorists under the Obama Nation was specifically orchestrated to have Kim rise to power. He is not as insecure as he looks. The missile launch was an intentional failure so that the masses with greatly underestimate N. Korea's might to catch them off guard while everyone's ego is wrapped in this Trayvon case. Every world leader are in cahoots with different means of psychological control over the masses. They're all playing the end time games, but Kim will be the one to execute it.

Bin Laden died cowering in a safehouse like the little punk he was. But when is his master, G-Dub, going to be brought to justice? You remember G-Dub – the U.S. President that refused to stop Bin Laden. Obama takes office and BAM! the prick is dead. If the GOP still held the Whitehouse, Bin Laden would still be running around free.

Gideon you are a stupid, stupid fool. You talk smack about us Americans but ask for our help in the same sentence. Go back to scholl you idiot. You owe everyone an apology for the way you talk on cnn dick face. Your country is so puny it can be destroyed by Iran (whose entire navy is half the size of one of our fleets.) We will help your country Because we are THE GREATEST COUTRY ON EARTH. Now stop running your mouth about stupid nonsense concerning Isreal.

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